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Published 3:48 pm, Wednesday, May 3, 2017

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** FILE ** In this 1977 file photo originally released by Paramount Pictures, John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney, left, are shown in a scene from, "Saturday Night Fever." The Library of Congress announced early Tuesday Dec. 28, 2010 that the film will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures) ** NO SALES ** less

** FILE ** In this 1977 file photo originally released by Paramount Pictures, John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney, left, are shown in a scene from, "Saturday Night Fever." The Library of Congress announced ... more

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OPENING FRIDAY

THE DINNER: Based on Herman Koch's international best-seller, two brothers (Richard Gere and Steve Coogan) and their wives (Rebecca Hall and Laura Linney) meet over a meal to decide what to do with their teenage sons who have committed a horrible crime, but have not been identified. (R for disturbing violent content, and language throughout) http://thedinner.film

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: The Marvel superhero team goes on another mix-tape soundtracked space adventure, this time to learn the truth about Peter Quill/Starlord's (Chris Pratt) parentage. Back for the fun are Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, David Bautista, Michael Rooker and Karen Gillan; new faces include Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone. (PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language, and brief suggestive content) https://marvel.com/guardians

FROM THE MOVIE BLOG:

Will you see what I see?: That blurry line of what constitutes the start of the "summer" movie season has been in flux for years, and just three weeks ago, what is already shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of all time, "The Fate of the Furious," was released worldwide. But Thursday night, summer becomes as official as possible with "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" hitting theaters globally. What better time for my summer 2017 must-see list?

May 'Fever': "Saturday Night Fever" came out in December of 1977, so its 40th anniversary won't be for seven months, but the Oscar-nominated disco drama is making the celebratory lap in theaters this coming week. Don't count out May, though: there are plenty of actual anniversaries happening this month, from the filmic rise of the future governor of California to the documentary chronicle of a current Nobel Prize winner, from "A New Hope" to "Attack of the Clones."